Health

7 die of HIV/AIDS in General Santos City

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Health personnel here have recorded seven confirmed deaths since January due to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Dr. Mely Lastimoso, coordinator of the City...

Popcom assists DOH in birth control program

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-- The Population Commission 10 (Northern Mindanao) has begun assisting the Department of Health (DOH) and local health workers in delivering reproductive health services, an official said Tuesday. Popcom-10...

South Cotabato intensifies watch vs filariasis, malaria

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The South Cotabato provincial health office said it has stepped up interventions to prevent the entry of the new cases of filariasis and malaria from neighboring areas. Jose Barroquillo,...

6 die as dengue, leptospirosis cases climb in Cordillera

BAGUIO CITY -- Six people succumbed to dengue and leptospirosis in the past seven months in the Cordillera, as cases of the weather-induced virus infections climbed in the highland region amid the...

DOH assures school-based immunization is safe

ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) has assured that vaccines given in schools are safe and effective as it embarks on its school-based immunization (SBI) this August. Dr. Mary Jane Roches...

Bacolodnons warned vs. lepto as cases rise by 50%

BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) warned residents here anew to exercise caution against leptospirosis as cases increased by 50 percent from January 1 to August 4 this year. Records at...

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